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International Journal of Molecular Sciences Review Excision of Oxidatively Generated Guanine Lesions by Competitive DNA Repair Pathways Vladimir Shafirovich * and Nicholas E. Geacintov Chemistry Department, New York University, New York, NY 10003-5180, USA; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract: The base and nucleotide excision repair pathways (BER and NER, respectively) are two major mechanisms that remove DNA lesions formed by the reactions of genotoxic intermediates with cellular DNA. It is generally believed that small non-bulky oxidatively generated DNA base modifi- cations are removed by BER pathways, whereas DNA helix-distorting bulky lesions derived from the attack of chemical carcinogens or UV irradiation are repaired by the NER machinery. However, existing and growing experimental evidence indicates that oxidatively generated DNA lesions can be repaired by competitive BER and NER pathways in human cell extracts and intact human cells. Here, we focus on the interplay and competition of BER and NER pathways in excising oxidatively generated guanine lesions site-specifically positioned in plasmid DNA templates constructed by a gapped-vector technology. These experiments demonstrate a significant enhancement of the NER yields in covalently closed circular DNA plasmids (relative to the same, but linearized form of the same plasmid) harboring certain oxidatively generated guanine lesions. The interplay between the BER and NER pathways that remove oxidatively generated guanine lesions are reviewed and discussed in terms of competitive binding of the BER proteins and the DNA damage-sensing NER Citation: Shafirovich, V.; Geacintov, factor XPC-RAD23B to these lesions. N.E. Excision of Oxidatively Generated Guanine Lesions by Keywords: DNA damage; base excision repair; nucleotide excision repair; oxidative stress; reactive Competitive DNA Repair Pathways. oxygen species; guanine oxidation Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 2698. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22052698 Academic Editors: Janusz Adam Rak, 1. Introduction Anil Kumar and Endogenous reactive oxygen species, free radicals and electrophiles generated by UV Magdalena Zdrowowicz light, ionizing radiation and environmental pollutants, are known to induce permanent DNA damage and harmful epigenetic changes [1–3]. It has been estimated that up to 105 Received: 15 February 2021 spontaneous or induced DNA lesions are formed per cell every day [4]. Typical forms Accepted: 4 March 2021 Published: 7 March 2021 of nucleotide modifications, include DNA cross-links, strand breaks, and a variety of oxidatively generated DNA lesions that enhance the rates of mutations and genomic Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral instability [5,6]. In healthy tissues, genomic stability is maintained by the DNA repair with regard to jurisdictional claims in machinery that removes DNA lesions in an efficient and timely manner [7]. Among the published maps and institutional affil- multiple forms of cellular repair, the base excision repair (BER) pathway generally removes iations. non-bulky oxidatively generated DNA lesions [8]. The mechanisms of BER are highly conserved from bacteria to humans and involve the excision of single DNA lesions [9], while DNA helix-distorting bulky lesions are recognized, excised and repaired by the nucleotide excision repair (NER) mechanism [10]. The structural distortions caused by DNA lesions are recognized by the DNA damage- Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. sensing NER factor XPC-RAD23B (abbreviated as XPC) [11]. The initial XPC binding step This article is an open access article constitutes the recognition stage that is followed by the sequential binding of the ten-protein distributed under the terms and factor TFIIH and XPA, XPF and XPG proteins to the site of the lesion. The hallmark of conditions of the Creative Commons the NER excision mechanism is the appearance of the characteristic ~24–30 nucleotide (nt) Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// dual incision products that contain the lesion [10]. Deficiency in XPC levels is associated creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ not only with decreased rates of repair of certain oxidatively generated DNA lesions, but 4.0/). also to compromised redox homeostasis and loss of cell cycle control [12,13]. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 2698. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22052698 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 2698 2 of 11 Growing evidence suggests that the BER and NER pathways can compete with one another in removing oxidatively generated lesions from double-stranded DNA [14–17]. In this contribution, we summarize more recent experimental results that provide further insights into the competition between the BER and NER pathways in excising hydantoin lesions that are generated by the oxidation of guanine [14,18–21]. A significant enhance- ment (by factor of 5–6) of the NER dual incision yields of hydantoin lesions embedded in covalently closed circular DNA plasmids (cccDNA) than in the linearized form of the same plasmid DNA (linDNA) has been observed [21,22]. By contrast, the BER yields in cccDNA and linDNA did not vary by more than 20–40%, depending on the guanine lesion. These surprising differences in NER and BER activities have been attributed to the lack of termini in covalently closed circular DNA, that enhance the search dynamics of the NER DNA damage sensor XPC in circular DNA plasmid molecules. 2. Guanine Lesions Generated by Electron Abstraction and Free Radical Oxidation Pathways Guanine, the most easily oxidizable nucleic acid base [23], is a primary target of oxidizing agents [24]. Among the four canonical DNA bases, guanine has the lowest redox potential (E7 = 1.26 V vs. NHE [23]), and is readily oxidized by carbonate radical anions •- 0 (CO3 ), a mild oxidizing agent (E = 1.59 V vs. NHE [25]). The carbonate radical anion is generated in cellular environment by the decomposition of nitrosoperoxycarbonate (ONOOCO2)[2]. Oxidation of other nucleobases (A, C, and T) [26–28] requires significantly •− 0 stronger oxidants, such as the sulfate radical, SO4 (E = 2.43 V vs. NHE [25]. Guanine oxidation is typically initiated either by one-electron abstraction or by hy- Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, x FOR PEER REVIEW 3 of 12 droxyl radical addition reactions (Figure1A) [15,26]. Figure 1. (A) Oxidatively generated guanine lesions generated by reactions of strong oxidants or Figure 1. (A) Oxidatively generatedelectrophilic guanine free lesions radicals. 8-Oxo-7,8-dehydr generatedoguanine by reactions (8-oxoG, via of C8 strongaddition of oxidantsH2O/•OH), and or electrophilic free radicals. 5-carboxamido-5-formamido-2-iminohydan•toin (2Ih, by C5 addition of H2O/•OH), whereas end 8-Oxo-7,8-dehydroguanine (8-oxoG,products via C8 of a four-electron addition oxidation of H2 areO/ spiroiOH),minodihydantoin and 5-carboxamido-5-formamido-2-iminohydantoin (Sp) and 5-guanidinohydantoin • (Gh). The two-electron oxidation products are substrates of BER only [29,30], while the four-elec- (2Ih, by C5 addition of H2O/ OH), whereastron oxidation endproducts products are substrates of of both a four-electron BER and NER pathways oxidation [14,21,31]. (B are) Thespiroiminodihydantoin bulky (Sp) and 5-guanidinohydantoin (Gh). The two-electronguanine DNA adduct oxidation 10R-(+)-cis-anti products-B[a]PDE-N are2-dG substratesis a well-known substrate of BER of NER only only [29 ,30], while the four-electron [32,33] and is used for comparing the NER yields of oxidative DNA lesions that are substrates of oxidation products are substrates ofNER both and BER. BER and NER pathways [14,21,31]. (B) The bulky guanine DNA adduct 10R- 2 (+)-cis-anti-B[a]PDE-N -dG is a well-knownThe free radical substrate intermediates, of NER the guanine only radical [32,33 cation] and (G•+ is) and used the neutral for comparing gua- the NER yields of nine radical [G(-H)•] are highly reactive, and are rapidly hydrated via the addition of H2O oxidative DNA lesions that are substratesmolecules of to either NER the and C5 or BER. C8 position of guanine [34,35]. The 8-HO-G• and 5-HO-G• radicals formed, which are identical to the radical adducts derived from the addition of hydroxyl radicals to the C8 and C5 positions, are reducing agents. These intermediates are rapidly oxidized by O2 or other relatively weak oxidants, to form two stable end-prod- ucts of two-electron oxidation, 8-oxo-7,8-dehydroguanine (8-oxoG) and 5-carboxamido-5- Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 2698 3 of 11 The free radical intermediates, the guanine radical cation (G•+) and the neutral gua- nine radical [G(-H)•] are highly reactive, and are rapidly hydrated via the addition of • H2O molecules to either the C5 or C8 position of guanine [34,35]. The 8-HO-G and 5-HO-G• radicals formed, which are identical to the radical adducts derived from the addition of hydroxyl radicals to the C8 and C5 positions, are reducing agents. These intermediates are rapidly oxidized by O2 or other relatively weak oxidants, to form two stable end-products of two-electron oxidation, 8-oxo-7,8-dehydroguanine (8-oxoG) and 5-carboxamido-5-formamido-2-iminohydantoin (2Ih) [34–38]. The latter exists in the form of two diastereomers, R-2Ih and S-2Ih, which are chemically stable and can be individ- ually isolated by HPLC methods [34,39]. Alshykhly et al. [30] reported that both 2Ih diastereomers are typical BER substrates and can be removed from damaged DNA by the glycosylases NEIL1 and Fpg. It has been demonstrated that unrepaired, oxidatively generated DNA lesions are associated with germline mutations in tumor suppressor genes and proto-oncogenes that lead to adenoma-colorectal cancers [40]. The widely studied 8-oxoG product is one of the most abundant and best characterized oxidatively generated DNA lesion, and is a classical BER substrate that is formed in cellular environments under conditions of ox- idative stress [21,41,42]. The 8-oxoG lesions are genotoxic, and failure to remove 8-oxoG before replication occurs, results in the formation of G:C!T:A transversion mutations [43].
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